On 2 Mar 2001, at 14:46, David Strike wrote:


>
> > This sucks. While I understand the need for the shark nets, it
> > sucks that it comes at a cost of lives such as these.
>
> The terrible thing is, Mike, that the nets - that are not continuous
> barriers - really serve a psychological purpose ratrher than a real one.  In
> this particular instance the turtle's carcass appears to have drifted free
> from the net after death.  But it does cause a person to wonder how many
> other creatures, including dolphins and perhaps baby whales, come to grief
> in the mesh and whose bodies are disposed of at sea away from the eyes of
> those who might otherwise call for a review of the whole practice of
> netting.

I kinda feel the need to ask why even have the nets if they are not
continous but it's obviously a phychological one. I would guess that
quite a lot of other animals die that are not seen by the general
public......


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> Strike